In the winter of 2011, after a controversial election, Vladimir Putin was reinstalled as president of Russia. In response, hundreds of thousands of citizens rose up all over the country to challenge the legitimacy of Putin’s rule. Among them were a group of young, radical-feminist punk rockers, better known as Pussy Riot. Wearing colored balaclavas, tights, and summer dresses, they entered Moscow’s most venerated cathedral and dared to sing “Mother Mary, Banish Putin!” Now they have become victims of a “show” trial.

Deadly Maria

1993

German

7.0

♡ 7

husband wife relationship

Tom Tykwer Director

Joachim Król as Dieter

Nada Daniels as Lydia

Katja Studt as Maria

Peter Hommen as Second Doctor

40-year Maria is living in a monotonous and deadlocked marriage with her husband. In addition, she has to take care of her ill despotic father. One day, she falls in love with her sensitive neighbour Dieter. But her attempt to leave her gloomy everyday life behind leads straight into tragedy.

Dr. Syn, Alias the Scarecrow

1963

English

7.3

♡ 5

90%

smuggling (contraband)

taxes

James Neilson Director

Bruce Seton as Beadle

Geoffrey Keen as General Pugh

Richard O'Sullivan as George Ransley

David Buck as Harry Banks

English vicar Dr. Syn becomes a scarecrow on horseback by night to thwart King George III's taxmen.

Saving Face

2012

English

8.0

♡ 1

Daniel Junge Director

Sarkar Abbas as Self - Advocate High Court

Mohammad Jawad as Self - Plastic Surgeon

Every year hundreds of people - mostly women - are attacked with acid in Pakistan. Follow several of these survivors, their fight for justice, and a Pakistani plastic surgeon who has returned to his homeland to help them restore their faces and their lives.

Desert Dancer

2014

English

6.2

♡ 13

31%

teheran (tehran), iran

Richard Raymond Director

Davood Ghadami as Basij Leader

Freida Pinto as Elaheh

Nazanin Boniadi as Parisa Ghaffarian

Gino Picciano as (uncredited)

Inspirational true story of Iranian dancer Afshin Ghaffarian, who risked his life for his dream to become a dancer despite a nationwide dancing ban.

Priceless

2016

English

6.0

♡ 25

76%

Ben Smallbone Director

Sarah Minnich as Amber

Jim Parrack as Garo

Robyn Reede as Julie

Amber Midthunder as Maria

James, down on his luck and desperate for some quick cash, agrees to drive a small truck across country. He soon realizes that he's made a huge mistake and has inadvertently become involved in a dangerous human trafficking ring. The unlikely hero risks it all to shut down the trafficking ring and save the woman he is falling in love with.

Thangalaan

2024

Tamil

6.5

♡ 13

75%

Pa. Ranjith Director

Daniel Caltagirone as

Malavika Mohanan as Aarathi

Parvathy Thiruvothu as Gangamma Vikram

Vikram as Thangalaan

During the British rule, Thangalaan, a fierce tribal leader, and his tribe assist Lord Clement, a British General, to trace gold in their village. While searching for the gold, the villagers earn the wrath of Aarathi, an apparent sorceress, who Thangalaan sets out to stop with all his might.

Kontrabida Academy

2025

Tagalog

5.9

♡ 5

Chris Martinez Director

Michael De Mesa as

Barbie Forteza as Gigi

Celia Rodriguez as History Teacher

Odette Khan as Principal

When a mysterious TV transports her to a school for on-screen villains, a restaurant worker finds new purpose — and a way to get back at her enemies.

Terrestrial Verses

2023

Persian

7.2

♡ 4

Alireza Khatami Director

Ali Asgari as

Alireza Khatami as

Faezeh Rad as Faezeh

Majid Salehi as Siamak

A satirical take on the mundane absurdities of life in modern-day Iran, these nine vignettes illuminate the lighter side of enduring under authoritarian rule. Whether choosing a name for a newborn, graduating from grade school, getting a driver’s license, applying for a job, or seeking approval for a film script, if you live in Iran, you best come fluent in Orwellian discourse.

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Pussy Riot - A Punk Prayer

Deadly Maria

Dr. Syn, Alias the Scarecrow

Saving Face

Desert Dancer

Priceless

Thangalaan

Kontrabida Academy

Terrestrial Verses